Isaac Smith
Mississippi State Bulldogs
87
Great

Isaac Smith

Mississippi State BulldogsContender
NBDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Isaac Smith is the projected starter at NB for Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Senior · #2 · 6'0", 220 lbs

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Depth at NB · Mississippi State Bulldogs

  1. 1287Isaac SmithStarter
  2. 2368Kendel Dolby

Mississippi State Starting Lineup

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The Story

The Tackling Machine

A 4-star recruit out of Itawamba Agricultural, ranked #148 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 64 tackles, 1 INT, 3 PBU. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 89th-percentile production nationally — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #148 Natl3-Yr Total206 tacklesTeam Share7%Percentile89th
Fulton, MS
Jersey
#2
Class
SR
Height
6'0"
Weight
220 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20256413
202412703
20231500

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9385
National Rank
#148
High School
Itawamba Agricultural
Hometown
Fulton, MS

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 89th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 89% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3LALATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 56-23

Sep 19WSCTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-34

Sep 12WMINNTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 38-13

Sep 5WULMTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-13

Isaac Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
64 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement78%
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